L-event
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L-event is an EP by electronic music duo Autechre, released on Warp Records on 28 October 2013.
Release
Like Exai, it has album artwork and packaging by The Designer's Republic.[1] It was released on 28 October 2013 as a CD and LP,[2] accompanied with either a downloadable .mp3 or .WAV version of the album when purchased from Bleep.com.[3] On the 11 October 2013, the digital version of the EP was released, with it streaming on "corrupted" versions of certain websites including the Telegraph, Ableton, Bloomberg News, CBS News, Huffington Post and Warp Record's own site, with the pages distorting and the images being replaced with the L-event album cover.[4][5][6]
Reception
| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | (70/100) [7] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [8] |
| Pitchfork Media | (6.4/10)[9] |
| Resident Advisor | (4.0/5)[10] |
| The Skinny | [11] |
| Tiny Mix Tapes | (3.5/5)[12] |
| Under the Radar |   [13] |
Andy Kellman of AllMusic described L-event as some of Autechre's "most direct, least complex output", but said it was just as interesting as some of their more complicated works.[8]
Track listing
All tracks are written by Sean Booth and Rob Brown[14]
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "tac Lacora" | 6:04 |
| 2. | "M39 Diffain" | 5:46 |
| 3. | "Osla for n" | 8:11 |
| 4. | "newbound" | 6:03 |
| Total length: | 26:04 | |
Release history
| Country/Region | Date | Label | Format | Catalogue number |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK | 28 October 2013 | Warp Records | 1×CD | WARPCD345 |
| 1×LP | WARPLP345 |
References
- ^ Anderson, Ian (2013-07-11). "#Autechre 's L—Event EP artwork has left the #TheDesignersRepublic building..." Retrieved 2013-09-18.
- ^ "Autechre: L-event". Autechre. 2013-09-18. Retrieved 2013-09-18.
- ^ "Autechre: L-event". Bleep.com. 2013-09-17. Retrieved 2013-09-17.
- ^ "Autechre: L-event". Huffington Post. 2013-10-11. Retrieved 2013-10-11.
- ^ "Autechre have hacked their own Discogs page". Clash Music. 2015-03-05. Retrieved 2015-12-08.
- ^ Chris Martins (2013-10-12). "Autechre's Beat-Brutalizing 'L-event' EP Stream Will Warp Your Website". Spin Magazine. Retrieved 2015-12-16.
- ^ Critic Reviews for L-Event. Metacritic. Retrieved 22 September 2014.
- ^ a b Kellman, Andy. "L-Event Review". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 19 November 2013.
- ^ Neyland, Nick (28 October 2013). "Autechre: L-event EP Album Reviews". Pitchfork. Retrieved 7 December 2013.
- ^ Angus Finlayson (2013-10-30). "Autechre - L-event". Resident Advisor. Retrieved 2015-12-16.
- ^ Mark Shulka (2013-11-14). "Autechre – L-Event Album Review". The Skinny. Retrieved 2015-12-16.
- ^ Adam Vogt. "Autechre - L-event [EP]". Tiny Mix Tapes. Retrieved 2015-12-16.
- ^ Dan Lucas (2013-12-18). "Autechre - L-event EP". Under the Radar. Retrieved 2015-12-16.
- ^ "Autechre: L-event". Warp Records. 2013-09-17. Retrieved 2013-09-17.